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We think we have the knack of it–one leg in front of the other until one is three feet under. Biped locomotion, or to put it simply: walking, is a daily chore as we trudge, shuffle, strut, shimmy, drag or trot our way across campus. Yet, it…

This is a stressful time for many students as we enter exam season. In an effort to help those struggling at the moment, I would like to share some excellent tips given to me. These can help you relieve stress and do the best possible in your examinations.

The Summer holidays are within reach. Four months of freedom, late nights and lie-ins before the next semester starts. This is the time to take a step back from coursework, deadlines, submission stress and revision-week. Time for getting your head clear. That…

For today’s post, I’ve decided to do something a little different. I wanted to interview an exchange student from Liège who went to study in Aberdeen, but I thought I would spice things up. Since there are a lot of students of French in our university of Aberdeen, and since…

Our student vlogger Belle Rommcharee takes us through the process of applying to study a postgraduate course at the University of Aberdeen. To apply for a postgraduate course or find out more information about the range of postgraduate courses available then please click here.

Hi, my name is Jess and I am a French and Spanish student here at the University of Aberdeen. I am currently two thirds of the way through my year abroad, and am writing from my placement in Spain. As I my degree is joint honours French and Spanish, my…

Spring Break is fast approaching so here are some ideas of trips you can take to make the most of it! If you decide to stay overnight anywhere, I always use Airbnb to find cheap places to stay when I travel around Scotland. The great thing about Airbnb is that…

At first, I wasn’t sure whether I should write this post, since I’ve always considered myself to be one of the lucky ones who doesn’t suffer from homesickness. The reality is a lot more complicated than that, since homesickness comes in a lot of different shapes and forms. I want…

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During my first semester at university, my essay writing was a bit of a mess. Even if we ignore that I had to learn a different essay writing style than the one I had been taught previously, I still had lots of other things to figure out. Starting essays was…